Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Tulostoma fimbriatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Reptilia (réptil) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Testudines (Tartaruga) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) Tulostoma
Species Chelonia mydas Tulostoma fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Green Sea Turtle
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 80 years
Average Length 1.2 m
Average Weight 200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Green Sea Turtle

A tartaruga-verde (Chelonia mydas) é uma das maiores tartarugas marinhas. Seu nome vem da cor verde da cartilagem e gordura, não do casco.

Tulostoma fimbriatum e um fungo pedo pedunculado com um pequeno saco de esporos redondo elevado sobre um caule esbelto, crescendo em solos secos, arenosos ou calcarios em habitats abertos como dunas, pastagens curtas e estepes na Europa e alem. Libera esporos atraves de uma abertura apical (peristoma). Classificado como Em Perigo, esta especie distintiva e ameacada pela perda de pastagens curtas e abertas e pela estabilizacao de areias.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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